Joseph Bramante

Joseph Bramante is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Queen’s University, with a joint appointment at the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Institute. He holds a visiting fellowship at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research focuses on dark matter, the early universe, and fundamental physics puzzles such as dark matter’s nature, baryon asymmetry, and the Higgs mass hierarchy problem. He explores novel detection methods for dark matter, including underground experiments like SNO+ and PICO, and has contributed to projects like the Future Circular Collider feasibility study.

He earned a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College (2007) and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Hawaii (2013). His postdoctoral work included stints at the University of Notre Dame and Perimeter Institute. Current research emphasizes multiply interacting massive particles (MIMPs) and dark matter’s role in astrophysical phenomena like supernovae. Bramante collaborates with experimentalists to design innovative detection strategies, such as using superheated liquids and scintillator doping.

His theoretical contributions span cosmology, particle physics, and quantum gravity interfaces. He advises three postdoctoral researchers and actively engages in cross-disciplinary projects at Queen’s and the McDonald Institute. Notable venues for his work include the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics and the Future Circular Collider conceptual design reports.